Carrying truck for disk cultivators



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CARRYING TRUCK FOR DISK CULTIVATORS Filed Oct. 28, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. Oswald J. Gemy By waif/W29 A OANEXS Patented Aug. 16, 1949 A I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CARRYING TRUCK FOR DISK CULTIVATORS Oswald J. Cerny, Osceola, Nebr.

Application October 28, 1947, Serial No. 782,501

' 1 Claim. (01. 280-35) 1 2 The present invention relates to new and usesuitably secured to the rear end of the frame ful improvements in carrying trucks for agriculmember 6 and the front ends of the frame memtural implements, such as disk cultivators or the her 6 are connected by an arcuate or bowed rod like for enabling the implement to be transported ll of bendable material.

from place to place when not in use, Braces l8 extend from the DOStS 1 t0 the frame An important object of the invention is to promember 8.

vide a carrying truck of this character in which I e Operation of the device a disk harrow 19 a disk cutivator may be placed in position or reof conventional construction is raised by a tongue moved from the truck with a minimum of manual 0 n an clined position as shown in Figure 4 effort; of the drawings and the front end of the frame A further object of the invention is to provide 5 is likewise raised into a position substantially means for adjusting the width of the truck frame Parallel W h' the n e 20 and backed under the whereby the saddles carried at, the rear end of harrow so that the shaft 22 0f the haIIOW Will be the frame may be properly positioned for placing seated in the saddles l6 at the rear end of the between the disks of the cultivator so that the frame member 6. The width of the frame 5 of shaft thereof will seat in the saddle. t truck is adjusted y e s of e t lescop- A still further object is to provide a device of mg g ment of the sections 9 and In of the thls character of simple and practical construcaxle CV81 the central section '3 thereof so that tion, which is strong and durable, efficient and the Saddles 6 will p ly enter between a pair reliable in operation, relatively inexpensive to of the disks 33 0f the o Prevent intermanufacture and otherwise well adapted for th v ference of the disks with the seating of the shaft purposes for which the same is intended. n i the Saddles Other objects and advantages reside in the 1 frame 25 and tongue 0f the are details of construction and operation as more fully" hen lowered and the tongue 20 is secured on top hereinafter described and claimed, reference bebowed front connector y a Chain ing had to the accompanying drawings-forming c y the bowed em er.

part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like" tongue 1? 0f e harrOW y then e tparts throughout and in 1 'tached to a trailer and the, harrow then trans- Figure 11 a Side elevational View; v ported to or from a field on the truck 5.

Figure 2 is a rear elevational View n t g In view of the foregoing description takenin parts broken away and shown in section to show cohluhctioh with the accompanying in s it t adjustabl axle for t t l is believed that a clear understanding of the con- Fi 3 is a top l View, struction, operation and advantages of the device Figure 4 is i elevation View Showing the will be quite apparentto those skilled in this art. truck in position for mounting a disk harrow A more detailed description is accordingly thereon deemed unnecessary.

Referring now to the drawings in detail where- It 15 t0 be understood, however, t even in for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed though there 15 herein shown and ibed a a preferred embodiment of the invention the nu- Preferred embodiment of the invention e same meral 5 designates the truck main frame gener- 0 is susceptible to certain changes fully p eally and which includes a pair of longitudinal hended by the spirit of the invention as herein frame members 6, preferably of angle iron condescribed and the scope of the appended mstruction and supported adjacent their rear ends Having described the invention. What is on posts I rising from the outer ends of a hollow claimed as new is: axle 5 A carrying truck of the class described comprising a frame including a pair of longitudinal and Ill in the outer ends of which stub axles ll frame members' an extensible axle Supporting are secured and on whlch the wheels are loup the frame for adjustment of said longitudinal naled. The inner ends of the axle sections 9 and ame members relative to each other a bendable Ill telescope over the ends of a central axle secbow shaped connector for the from ends of Said tlon l3 having longitudinally spaced openings frame members, self-adjustable with the frame extending therethrough f receiving pins |5 to members, and saddles at the rear end of said secure the sections of the axle to each other for frame members for supmrtihg an Object thereonadjusting the width of the frame 5. OSWALD CERNY- U-shaped saddles ii are welded or otherwise (References on following page) The axle 8 includesa pair 01' end sections 9 REFERENCES CITED ag? The following references are of record in the 1,122Z805 file of this pate t: 2,287,955

UNITED STATES PATENTS I Number Name t Number 461,689 Sherman Oct. 20, 1891 354,378

Name Date Sharp May 24, 1904 Schertz Dec. 29. 1914 Zunlno June 30, 1942 FOREIGN PAT-2w Country Date Germany June 10, 1922 

